#RUSSIA IS A TERRORIST STATE

[suratan-zir]

Today, Ukraine became the first. The first country in the world against which an intercontinental ballistic missile was used.

let's goooo незламний народе first in everything amirite -----------------------------------

no one cares

I don't care what you say. This is the harsh truth. No one gives a fuck if our nation lives or dies.

To use intercontinental missile to strike Dnipro. That's gotta be the most ridiculously expensive temper tantrum ever.

UPDATE: putin said that russia attacked Ukraine with the "newest" medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik"

[folklorespring]

So, russia used intercontinental ballistic missile. Where are all the people who worry about escalation and ww3? Or does that work only when Ukraine defends itself, not when oppressor attacks with long range missiles that are usually used for nuclear weapons delivery?

[dontforgetukraine]

Graphic 1: russia began its war against Ukraine in February 2014 with the occupation of Crimea, the first step in undermining Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 8 years later, Russia would use the militarized peninsula as a base to invade the south of Ukraine. russia used its regular armed forces to invade Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014, at the same time trying to destabilize other places in Ukraine – Kharkiv and Odesa.

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Graphic 2: Before February 24, 2022, russia had already occupied 7% of Ukrainian territory, an area larger than... -Slovenia -Denmark -The Netherlands -Switzerland -the US state of Maryland. In 2014-2021, according to the UN OHCHR, russia killed almost... -4,000 civillian people in Ukraine -and injured up to 9,000 The actual number is likely to be higher.

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Graphic 3: One of the most heinous crimes russia committed in Ukraine before the full-scale invasion was the downing of flight MH17 in the sky above the Donetsk region. 298 passengers, including 80 children, were killed.

A more detailed timeline of events from February 2014 to present can be found HERE.

Source: MFA of Ukraine

[ostebee]

"how do you feel" intercontinental ballistic missile was used by russians on my hometown today. At the first time. You know, like on fucking military training ground but it's called Dnipro city with population approximately 900 000 people who were asleep because this shit happened at 5:30 am. It's kinda not normal at all to test your weapons on civilians of another country.

[misfitwashere]

The Holodomor, also known as the Ukrainian Famine, was a human-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians.

A lecture from Dr. Tim Snyder:

For those who want a deep dive:

Today is The Holodomor Remembrance Day 🕯️

Please, take some time to learn about this horrific crime that USSR committed against Ukrainian people in 1932 - 1933

Pictures by United24media

Also people of Kazakhstan experienced the same horror during 1930-1933 and it's called Asharshylyk. Some of the many ussr und russian's crimes against other nations.

[o-nexis]

[mariakov81]

[creidart]

Being active in fandoms when you literally live in warzone is crazy though. Like wdym I finished my heartbreaking edit of two animated fictional gays when my city was bombed with drones?? That's some Ao3 author level of crazy and I don't even post my fanfiction anywhere

[frankyoungestein]

Ukraine needs nuclear arsenal, to counter Russian imperialism.

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

A Ukrainian government expert examines shells and missiles used by the russian army to attack the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

7th December 2022. Photograph by Oleksii Filippov/AFP.

[itsyveinthesky]

[folklorespring]

If you want to support Ukrainians, DO NOT donate to Red Cross. Can't speak about their work in other countries, but they're useless in Ukraine. The only trustworthy international organisation I can think of is World Central Kitchen.

Donate to World Central Kitchen

And it's even better to donate directly to Ukrainian organisations. Here are a few good legit places:

hospitallers.life - "Hospitallers", Ukrainian paramedics on the frontlines

savelife.in.ua - "Come Back Alive", assistance to the army

prytulafoundation.org - "Prytula Foundation", assistance to the army, humanitarian causes

starenki.com.ua - "Starenki", helping elderly people

everybodycan.com.ua - "Everybody Can", helping disabled children, elders and hospitals

uanimals.org - "UAnimals", saving animals

[odinsblog]

Give 👏 Amal 👏 Clooney 👏 her 👏 roses 👏

[kashiomi-art]

Not gonna lie, my morale is at the lowest point it's been since the beginning of the invasion. Russians are successfully occupying more and more territories and shell frontline regions every day. People are dying, our culture and herritage is destroyed. International aid dwindled significantly because of american bullshit. Mobilization law has been signed and there is a chance that my family members get conscripted soon. Don't even get me started on internal political problems. A bunch of articles in foreign media talking about our defeat and "peace talks" (what a joke).

It feels like there were no at least moderately good news in a while. On top of that, the feeling that we are screaming into the void is stronger than ever. I'm happy when I see a foreigner online supporting us and spreading the word, because it gets rarer. Ukrainians feel like none of what's happening gets outside our info bubble. Most likely no one but Ukrainians will see this post either. Honestly don't know what to make of all of this.

[dontforgetukraine]

On the 1000th day since Russia's full-scale invasion, 1000 candles were lit in Kyiv to mark each day and remember those that sacrificed for Ukraine's Independence and freedom. The candles covered the steps that led up to the Mother Ukraine monument.

Source: Maria Avdeeva

[thyinum]

It's so wild to me to see under that Xiran Jay Zhao's post about the bombed ukrainian printing house comments like "I hope everyone is safe." And I get it, people are saying this out of kindness and pure consern, there's nothing wrong with it. It just shows how little coverage our war has abroad.

No, no one in Ukraine is safe. No one in that printing house was safe, in fact, 7 people died. No one in a huge hypermarket in Kharkiv on Saturday was safe, in fact, there were 18 killed and 48 injured. And all this happened in the span of only a few days.

No one is safe in territories occupied by russians because the whole family can get killed by refusing to give up their home to russian soldiers. And every time ukrainian army liberates some region, they find mass graves and torture chambers there.

No one is safe even far away from the front line and the border with russia, because missiles and drones fly all over Ukraine, and you never know when the next one will land on your house.

Hell, ukrainians aren't safe even abroad, because there's always a chance there will be some crazy russian or russian supporter who will decide to beat or kill us. And I'm not making this up.

I'm aware that I'm more safe than the people close to the front line and the border with russia or in occupied territories. I don't hear explosions every day, unlike my friend from Kharkiv. But that doesn't mean I'm completely safe. Missiles and drones fly by at least several times a week, especially at night, when I don't hear the sound of an air raid siren simply because I'm asleep. 

I am not safe.

My family is not safe.

My friends all over Ukraine are not safe.

We're not safe until russia is gone from our territories. That's why we need all that ammunition and aid. War won't magically stop if our allies stop sending us weapons; that's not how it works. We'll just be more unsafe, because russia won't stop unless it is forced to.

Here's ukrainian news sources you can follow that report daily:

United24: Instagram, YouTube, Twitter

Svidomi: Instagram, Twitter

WeAreUkraine: Instagram